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10-09-2001, 04:14 PM
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| Large Fish Join Date: Oct 2002
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|  Re: Erm... What is Brackish water? Brackish areas are where the ocean water and rivers meet at the estuaries. So they are a mixture of freshwater and saltwater. They have a salt content that is a little lower than saltwater. Certain brackish fishes includes scats, monos, puffers, etc. Not too many plants do well in a brackish environment. |
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07-13-2002, 11:34 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Malaysia
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| Re: Erm... What is Brackish water? hey... i have a similiar question, but need more details in the answer how do u make the correct brackish water??? i know it's dumb.. but....... :-/
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07-14-2002, 12:57 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NY USA
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| Re: Erm... What is Brackish water? There really is no correct formula for brackish water since scientifically, brackish water is considered everything between 5ppt salinity (fresh water) to 32ppt (average oceanic salinities). Because most brackish water natural habitats are tidal (the salinity is never stable) it is recommended to start with a baseline salinity of about 22ppt and gradually increase it 2ppt every day for six days, then do a half tank water change at the end of the week and bring the tank back down to 22ppt. Whether this works in practice or not, I don't know. The only "brackish" tanks I've ever keep have been local water ones where I've gotten the water and critters from the estuary itself (aka the Chessapeak Bay). ~~Colesea
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08-30-2002, 07:32 PM
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| Medium Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: St.Louis
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| Re: Erm... What is Brackish water? But my question for this is, do you just use regular ocean salt mixes to create this envrionment or what? This has been puzzleing me for a while...
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09-20-2002, 09:35 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Florida
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| Re: Erm... What is Brackish water? i use instant ocean and just use half the amount recommended for marine for my brackish tank
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09-30-2002, 12:20 AM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In a world of my own...
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| Re: Erm... What is Brackish water? What are some fish that one normally puts in a brackish tank? How much maintenance do brackish tanks require compared to fresh and salt water tanks?
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09-30-2002, 04:53 AM
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| Super Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Florida
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| Re: Erm... What is Brackish water? http://home.rochester.rr.com/akom/faq1a.htm#1d look here they have alot of stuff about brackish
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